Looking for a musical instrument with a difference? Why not check out this $250,000, 22 ft key-board which featured in the 1988 film Big.
According to FAO Schwartz:
“This world-famous piano attracts thousands of spectators to our stores in New York and Las Vegas. Now, for the first time, you can take the music home. Play “Chopsticks,” or any other tune while dancing over the 22-foot long keyboard as it lights up with each step. Then learn to dance like our professionals with a private one-hour session from Matt Williams, the FAO Schwarz choreographer. Delivery and installation included. 22’ L x 8’ W x 6” H”
For a little bit of cool luxury, check out the Nimzy Vibro Blaster.
Quite simply this tiny little gizmo sticks to a window, wall or any other flat surface using it to produce vibrations or sounds as per a conventional speaker. Ingenious ehh!
Whilst this technology has been used before, the Nimzy Vibro Blaster is the first to produce a reasonable sound quality, in a very small package.
The maker says that “it’s frequency is 220-10,000 Hz,” which isn’t too bad, but don’t expect Bose sound quality!
Due to retail for around $132 (£71).
You have the ultimate luxury sound system or TV system but you don’t really want the big, bulky speakers spoiling your decor. What do you do?
The answer might be to buy some SoundArt speakers.
Described as:
“One or two canvas speakers, sleek subwoofer box, your choice of picture and, of course, your choice of music. Transform your interior with stylish canvas art speakers and make cumbersome traditional speakers a thing of the past. No complicated set-up, just hang on your wall, plug in your music source and enjoy the space around you. From music to movies the audio options are endless. Almost any audio source can be played through your Hi-Fi, iPod, DVD, CD or use the output on your AV system.
Unlike thicker, conventional box speakers, which essentially push air, SoundArt speakers generate a natural acoustic sound through vibration, in the same way a note from a solo violin fills a concert hall. With SoundArt, there are no moving parts, the canvas becomes an integral part of the sound board.”
By all accounts the sound quality is excellent and the standard artwork isn’t bad either! Retails for £1,999 ($3,698).
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This is quite an interesting, bling generation, MP3 product which is retailing for a staggering $19,999.99.
As you’ll often hear me say on here “less is sometimes more” and alas that is the case with this product. Nonetheless, it’s an unusual luxury item and appears to be one of the first of it’s ilk.
This product is currently retailing on Amazon and has the following spec:
• World’s most expensive MP3 player is cast in 750 gold (18 karat) with 63 diamonds (one-karat)
• Large, 1 GB memory holds loads of tunes (MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, and OGG formats)
• Two-color OLED screen displays ID3 tags, FM radio station info, and equalizer visualization
• Designed with two headphone jacks for sharing music with a friend
• Measures 2.95 x 1.26 x 0.63 inches (WxHxD)
(Via Luxist)
Ok, I have to say that this is so bling it’s simply awful, but it is luxurious and therefore we at Lussorian have slavishly reported it. Is it the most expensive TV in the world? Quite possibly.
According to playfuls.com:
“This luxury television appeared at the Berlin consumer electronics fair IFA with a retail price of 100,000 euros (130,000 dollars), “
“The LCD panel from Italian maker Keymat Industries is plated with white gold and studded with 4 grams of diamonds.
Keymat, which said IFA was the first non-Italian fair where the model from its Yalos range was shown, added that US and Saudi buyers had already shown interest. IFA runs until Wednesday.
Last week, a German hi-fi magazine demonstrated at IFA what it described as the world’s most expensive music system.
In an annual demonstration of what a hi-fi lover would love to own, Audio magazine borrowed equipment worth 750,000 euros (975,000 dollars) to assemble the sound system which includes a 220-kilogram record-player costing 125,000 euros.”
The TV may not be my cup of tea but the mention of a $975,000, assembled sound system is really a mouth watering prospect.
